Cut It Out Concrete

Concrete Sawing and Core Drilling

Terms & Conditions of Trade

1. Definitions

1.1 “Contractor” shall mean Cut It Out – Concrete Sawing & Core Drilling its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Cut It Out – Concrete Sawing & Core Drilling.

1.2 “Client” shall mean the Client (or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Client) as described on any quotation, work authorisation or other form as provided by the Contractor to the Client.

1.3 “Guarantor” means that person (or persons), or entity, who agrees to be liable for the debts of the Client on a principal debtor basis.

1.4 “Services” shall mean all Services supplied by the Contractor to the Client and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of services as defined supra).

1.5 “Price” shall mean the price payable for the Services as agreed between the Contractor and the Client in accordance with clause 3 of this contract.

2. Acceptance

2.1 Any instructions received by the Contractor from the Client for the supply of Services and/or the Client’s acceptance of Services supplied by the Contractor shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.

2.2 Where more than one Client has entered into this agreement, the Clients shall be jointly and severally liable for all payments of the Price.

2.3 Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Client the terms and conditions are binding and can only be amended with the written consent of the Contractor.

2.4 The Client shall give the Contractor not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of the Client or any change in the Client’s name and/or any other change in the Client’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the Client’s address, facsimile number, or business practice). The Client shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Contractor as a result of the Client’s failure to comply with this clause.

2.5 The Client acknowledges that the cutting and drilling rates do not allow for steel reinforcement per hole or per cut. In the event that excessive steel reinforcement be present the Client shall be charged at the current rate.

3. Price And Payment

3.1 At the Contractor’s sole discretion the Price shall be either:

(a) as indicated on invoices provided by the Contractor to the Client in respect of Services supplied; or

(b) the Contractor’s quoted Price (subject to clause 3.2 which shall be binding upon the Contractor provided that the Client shall accept the Contractor’s quotation in writing within thirty (30) days.

3.2 The Contractor reserves the right to change the Price in the event of a variation to the Contractor’s quotation. Any variation from the plan of scheduled works or specifications (including, but not limited to, any variation as a result of additional works required due to hidden or unidentifiable difficulties beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor such as hard rock barriers below the surface or iron reinforcing rods in concrete) will be detailed in writing and charged for on the basis of the Contractor’s quotation and will be shown as variations on the invoice. Payment for all variations must be made in full at their time of completion.

3.3 The Client acknowledges that prices detailed in the Contractor’s pricelist are recommended retail prices and subject to change without notice.

3.4 At the Contractor’s sole discretion a deposit may be required.

3.5 The Contractor may submit a detailed payment claim at intervals not less than one month for work performed up to the end of each month. The value of work so performed shall include the reasonable value of authorised variations, whether or not the value of such variations has been finally agreed between the parties, and the value of materials delivered to the site but not installed.

3.6 At the Contractor’s sole discretion:

(a) payment shall be due on delivery of the Services; or

(b) payment shall be due before delivery of the Services; or

(c) payment for approved Clients shall be made by instalments in accordance with the Contractor’s payment schedule;

3.7 Time for payment for the Services shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice or any other forms. If no time is stated then payment shall be due seven (7) days following the date of the invoice.

3.8 Payment will be made by cash, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by credit card (plus a surcharge of up to three percent (3%) of the Price), or by direct credit, or by any other method as agreed to between the Client and the Contractor.

3.9 GST and other taxes and duties that may be applicable shall be added to the Price except when they are expressly included in the Price.

4. Delivery Of Services

4.1 At the Contractor’s sole discretion delivery of the Services shall take place when the Client takes possession of the Services at the Client’s nominated address (in the event that the Services are delivered by the Contractor or the Contractor’s nominated carrier).

4.2 At the Contractor’s sole discretion the costs of Delivery are:

(a) included in the Price; or

(b) in addition to the Price; or

(c) for the Client’s account.

4.3 The Client shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Services whenever they are tendered for delivery. In the event that the Client is unable to take delivery of the Services as arranged then the Contractor shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for redelivery.

4.4 Delivery of the Services to a third party nominated by the Client is deemed to be delivery to the Client for the purposes of this agreement.

4.5 The failure of the Contractor to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.

4.6 The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever due to failure by the Contractor to deliver the Services (or any of them) promptly or at all.

5. Client’s Responsibilities

5.1 It is the Client’s responsibility to;

(a) arrange for the site to be free of all obstacles; and

(b) supply water at mains pressure and in adequate quantity to within reasonable distance of the job; and 240 Volt power

(c) clearly mark the line of cut and/or the position of holes prior to the commencement of work.

5.2 It is the responsibility of the Client to ensure that access is suitable to accept the weight of laden trucks, front end loaders or other earth moving equipment as may be deemed necessary by the Company. The Client shall pay the cost of replacement, repair or rectification to any paths, driveways, and access routes to the property.

5.3 Prior to the Contractor commencing any work the Client must advise the Contractor of the precise location of all underground services on the site and clearly mark the same. The underground mains & services the Client must identify include, but are not limited to, electrical services, gas services, sewer services, pumping services, sewer connections, sewer sludge mains, water mains, irrigation pipes, Telstra cables, fibre optic cables, oil pumping mains, and any other services that may be on site.

5.4 Whilst the Contractor will take all care to avoid damage to any underground services the Client agrees to indemnify the Contractor in respect of all and any liability claims, loss, damage, costs and fines as a result of damage to services not precisely located and notified as per clause 8.1.

5.5 The Client acknowledges that any waste water (slurry) is the responsibility of the Client for safe containment and removal during or at the end of the completion of the Works. If the Client requests the Contractor to do the safe containment and removal of the waste water (slurry), then the Client will be liable for this cost which will be in addition to the Price originally quoted.

5.6 The Contractors quotation is based on the assumption that the site will be free of obstacles to the proper and continued performance of work during hours of engagement (ie clear safe access and exit plus a clean safe working environment).

5.7 A representative of the client will be in attendance at the completion of the work when the same shall be measured up and, in the absence of the clients representative for this purpose, the Contractors measurements shall be accepted as conclusive evidence of work carried out.

5.8 The contractor shall not be liable for any damage caused howsoever to any person/persons, building structure or service, fitting, fixture, goods or chattels, nor b held liable for any damage caused by failure to delay due to strikes, lock outs, accidents, labour shortage, fire, flood or other casualty or shortages or failure of which may cause any interruption to the work and in no event shall be liable for consequential damages for claims resulting from or arising out of the carrying out of works.

6. Risk

6.1 If the Contractor retains ownership of the Services nonetheless, all risk for the Services passes to the Client on delivery.

7. Damages

7.1 The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused in accessing the work site beyond reasonable control of the Contractor (including, without limitation, damage to pathways, driveways and concreted or paved or grassed areas).

8. Underground Locations

8.1 Prior to the Contractor commencing any work the Client must advise the Contractor of the precise location of all underground services on the site and clearly mark the same. The underground mains & services the Client must identify include, but are not limited to, electrical services, gas services, sewer services, pumping services, sewer connections, sewer sludge mains, water mains, irrigation pipes, Telstra cables, fibre optic cables, oil pumping mains, and any other services that may be on site.

8.2 Whilst the Contractor will take all care to avoid damage to any underground services the Client agrees to indemnify the Contractor in respect of all and any liability claims, loss, damage, costs and fines as a result of damage to services not precisely located and notified as per clause 8.1.

9. Measurement of Concreting Works

9.1 At the completion of the works the Client or the representative of the Client shall be in attendance and the works shall then be duly measured. In the absence of either the Client or their representative the Contractor shall carry out the necessary measurements and forward to the Client their calculations. If the Client does not object to the calculations within seven (7) days of receipt of the same then it shall be deemed acceptance of the same and the works completed.

10. Title

10.1 The Contractor and the Client agree that ownership of the Services shall not pass until:

(a) the Client has paid the Contractor all amounts owing for the particular Services; and

(b) the Client has met all other obligations due by the Client to the Contractor in respect of all contracts between the Contractor and the Client.

10.2 Receipt by the Contractor of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the Contractor’s ownership or rights in respect of the Services shall continue.

10.3 It is further agreed that:

(a) until such time as ownership of the Services shall pass from the Contractor to the Client the Contractor may give notice in writing to the Client to return the Services or any of them to the Contractor. Upon such notice the rights of the Client to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Services shall cease.

(b) if the Client fails to return the Services to the Contractor then the Contractor or the Contractor’s agent may enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Client, or any premises as the invitee of the Client, where the Services are situated and take possession of the Services.

11. Client’s Disclaimer

11.1 The Client hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel the contract with the Contractor or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any inadvertent misrepresentation made to the Client by the Contractor and the Client acknowledges that the Services are bought relying solely upon the Client’s skill and judgment.

12. Defects/Warranty

12.1 The Client shall inspect the Services on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery (time being of the essence) notify the Contractor of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, errors, omissions or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Client shall afford the Contractor an opportunity to inspect the Services within a reasonable time following delivery if the Client believes the Services are defective in any way. If the Client shall fail to comply with these provisions, the Services shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the terms and conditions and free from any defect or damage. For defective Services, which the Contractor has agreed in writing that the Client is entitled to reject, the Contractor’s liability is limited to either (at the Contractor’s discretion) replacing the Services or repairing the Services, except where the Client has acquired Services as a consumer within the meaning of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (CWlth) or the Fair Trading Acts of the relevant state or territories of Australia, and is therefore also entitled to, at the consumer’s discretion either a refund of the purchase price of the Services, or repair of the Services, or replacement of the Services

13.1 Nothing in this agreement is intended to have the effect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the TPA or the FTA in each of the States and Territories of Australia, except to the extent permitted by those Acts where applicable.

14. Default & Consequences of Default

14.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of payment, at a rate of two and one half percent (2.5%) per calendar month and such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate after as well as before any judgment.

14.2 If the Client defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Client shall indemnify the Contractor from and against all contractor costs and disbursements incurred by the Contractor in pursuing the debt including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis and the Contractor’s collection agency costs.

14.3 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Contractor may have, if at any time the Client is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Contractor may suspend or terminate the supply of Services to the Client and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions. The Contractor will not be liable to the Client for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Contractor has exercised its rights under this clause.

14.4 If any account remains overdue after thirty (30) days then an amount of the greater of twenty dollars ($20.00) or ten percent (10.00%) of the amount overdue (up to a maximum of two hundred dollars ($200.00)) shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.

14.5 Without prejudice to the Contractor’s other remedies at law the Contractor shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Client which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Contractor shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately payable in the event that:

(a) any money payable to the Contractor becomes overdue, or in the Contractor’s opinion the Client will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or

(b) the Client becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

(c) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Client or any asset of the Client.

15. Security And Charge

15.1 Despite anything to the contrary contained herein or any other rights which the Contractor may have howsoever:

(a) where the Client and/or the Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of being charged, both the Client and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said land, realty or any other asset to the Contractor or the Contractor’s nominee to secure all amounts and other monetary obligations payable under these terms and conditions. The Client and/or the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that the Contractor (or the Contractor’s nominee) shall be entitled to lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be withdrawn once all payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.

(b) should the Contractor elect to proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses, the Client and/or Guarantor shall indemnify the Contractor from and against all the Contractor’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis.

(c) the Client and/or the Guarantor (if any) agree to irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Contractor or the Contractor’s nominee as the Client’s and/or Guarantor’s true and lawful attorney to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 15.1.

16. Cancellation

16.1 The Contractor may cancel any contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of Services at any time before the Services are delivered by giving written notice to the Client. On giving such notice the Contractor shall repay to the Client any sums paid in respect of the Price. The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation.

16.2 In the event that the Client cancels delivery of Services the Client shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Contractor (including, but not limited to, any loss of profits) up to the time of cancellation.

17. Privacy Act 1988

17.1 The Client and/or the Guarantor/s agree for the Contractor to obtain from a credit reporting agency a credit report containing personal credit information about the Client and Guarantor/s in relation to credit provided by the Contractor.

17.2 The Client and/or the Guarantor/s agree that the Contractor may exchange information about the Client and the Guarantor/s with those credit providers either named as trade referees by the Client or named in a consumer credit report issued by a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:

(a) to assess an application by the Client; and/or

(b) to notify other credit providers of a default by the Client; and/or

(c) to exchange information with other credit providers as to the status of this credit account, where the Client is in default with other credit providers; and/or

(d) to assess the credit worthiness of Client and/or Guarantor/s.

17.3 The Client consents to the Contractor being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue payment on commercial credit (Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).

17.4 The Client agrees that personal credit information provided may be used and retained by the Contractor for the following purposes and for other purposes as shall be agreed between the Client and Contractor or required by law from time to time:

(a) provision of Services; and/or

(b) marketing of Services by the Contractor, its agents or distributors in relation to the Services; and/or

(e) enabling the daily operation of Client’s account and/or the collection of amounts outstanding in the Client’s account in relation to the Services.

17.5 The Contractor may give information about the Client to a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:

(a) to obtain a consumer credit report about the Client; and/or

(b) allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information about the Client.

18. Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004

18.1 At the Contractor’s sole discretion, if there are any disputes or claims for unpaid Goods and/or Services then the provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 may apply.

18.2 Nothing in this agreement is intended to have the affect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 of Queensland, except to the extent permitted by the Act where applicable.

19. General

19.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.

19.2 These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of Queensland and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland.

19.3 The Contractor shall be under no liability whatever to the Client for any indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Client arising out of a breach by the Contractor of these terms and conditions.

19.4 In the event of any breach of this contract by the Contractor the remedies of the Client shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Services.

19.5 The Client shall not be entitled to set off against or deduct from the Price any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the Client by the Contractor.

19.6 The Contractor may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Client’s consent.

19.7 The Contractor reserves the right to review these terms and conditions at any time. If, following any such review, there is to be any change to these terms and conditions, then that change will take effect from the date on which the Contractor notifies the Client of such change.

19.8 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood, drought, storm or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party.

19.9 The failure by the Contractor to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect the Contractor’s right to subsequently enforce that provision.

20. Intellectual Property

20.1 Where the Contractor has designed or drawn Services for the Client, then the copyright in those designs and drawings shall remain vested in the Contractor, and shall only be used by the Client at the Contractor’s discretion.

20.2 Conversely, in such a situation, where the Client has supplied drawings, the Contractor in its sale conditions may look for an indemnity (the specifications and design of the Services (including the copyright, design right or other intellectual property in them) shall as between the parties be the property of the Contractor). Where any designs or specifications have been supplied by the Client for manufacture by or to the order of the Contractor then the Client warrants that the use of those designs or specifications for the manufacture, processing, assembly or supply of the Services shall not infringe the rights of any third party.

20.3 The Client warrants that all designs or instructions to the Contractor will not cause the Contractor to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Clients order.

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